At that time, the dowry for a wedding in the countryside was at most ten or eight yuan, and even in the city, it was usually only twenty or thirty yuan.

In terms of etiquette, six red eggs and a new dress are sufficient.

No one prepared as many large and small boxes as Liu Meifen.

"Mom, 66 yuan is a suitable dowry, a little more is not too much."

"Alright, let's conserve our energy today and go propose tomorrow!"

All day long, even Xiu'er and the other young girls were not allowed to disturb Chang Kun, and Liu Meifen sent them next door to help clean up.

The next day, the whole family put on their new clothes and waited at the door before dawn.

Parents, uncle, and Chang Kun—it hadn't even been two minutes before they were greeted by the smiling Director Wang.

Today, Director Wang is the matchmaker. Even if Chang Kun is very familiar with the Cheng family, he still needs her guidance.

Upon arriving at the Cheng family's residence, after exchanging pleasantries, Director Wang brought up the main topic.

"Old Cheng, what do you think of Chang Kun, this young man, and your Xiaomin?"

Cheng Rongjiang laughed heartily: "Aunt Wang, let's skip the formalities. We all know each other very well. I'll just call Xiaomin out directly."

This is the disadvantage of not having a female head of the household; Cheng Rongjiang, this big man, doesn't play by the rules at all.

Cheng Min came shyly from another room, glanced at Chang Kun, and her face turned bright red.

The two people, who could normally get along well, felt a bit awkward in this situation.

The Cheng family was very satisfied with their son-in-law, Chang Kun. He was capable, generous to his father-in-law and brother-in-law, and most importantly, devoted to his daughter.

Such a good son-in-law is hard to find even with a lantern.

Cheng Rongjiang didn't inquire about the bride price given by the Chang family. He didn't care how much or how little they gave, as long as his daughter was doing well.

But when he saw the white jade bracelet and the jade comb on his daughter's wrist, he was still greatly shocked.

Such a fine item, if we go back a few decades, would only be worn by royal ministers, yet now it's being worn by his own daughter.

What an incredible blessing!

The fact that the Chang family valued their daughter so much made Cheng Rongjiang feel increasingly at ease.

With a good son-in-law and good in-laws, there's no need to worry about my daughter not doing well after marriage.

After everyone had lunch at the Cheng family's house, the matter was considered settled.

They just need to wait a few more days for the auspicious day to register their marriage and complete the wedding, at which point the two families will be officially related.

After dinner, everyone gathered together to discuss the wedding arrangements. Seeing that Cheng Min was too shy to contain herself, Chang Kun invited her to go for a walk outside.

"Phew! I'm finally out! I always felt a little strange talking about my marriage in front of other people."

Cheng Min fanned her face with her small hands, revealing her shyness.

"We're getting married in a few days. If you're so shy, what if someone makes a scene in our wedding night?"

Sensing the teasing tone in Chang Kun's words, Cheng Min grabbed his arm and twisted it hard: "You dare make fun of me? Just wait until after we're married, and you'll know what's what!"

Upon hearing this, Chang Kun almost burst out laughing.

You want me to know how capable you are?

Just don't beg for mercy every night...

Although they had only been apart for two days, they felt they had so much to talk about.

Let's talk about interesting things at work and my younger sister's performance at school. Time flies!

When I got home, it was already past 2 p.m.

"Uncle Chang, Aunt Liu... please take care on your way."

When saying goodbye to the Chang family, Cheng Min was no longer so shy and greeted everyone in a generous and natural manner.

On the way, Liu Meifen, Director Wang, and Liu Meilin chatted enthusiastically about the wedding.

Chang Kun suddenly remembered Zhang Quhun's marriage. His own marriage was settled, but he wondered if his mother had helped him with that.

After arriving home, Director Wang took his leave, and Chang Kun asked his mother about the matter.

"Don't worry about that. I've already asked someone to inquire about Xiao Cui, the girl Xiao Zhang has his eye on!"

"So, didn't Qu Hun's father want him to marry a lame girl?"

Liu Meifen straightened her back and said proudly, "Your mother has a lot of influence in the village now! Before I could even say a few words of advice, Old Zhang said he wouldn't let Little Zhang marry the lame girl."

"Yes, my mother is the best!" Chang Kun flattered. "Mother, you should pay more attention to Qu Hun and Xiao Cui."

"Okay, I know! You should worry more about your own wedding. It's in a couple of days, are you ready?"

Chang Kun was taken aback: "Prepare? What preparations? Isn't it enough for you to prepare?"

"Get ready to be a dad!" Liu Meifen glanced at her son. "Just like your father, you never plan anything properly!"

"Once you're married, time flies. It won't be long before you're a father. You need to be aware of that!"

Chang Kun nodded in agreement.

This old lady is obsessed with being a grandmother.

For the next few days, Chang Kun went to work and came home as usual.

He didn't ask for leave again until two days before the wedding.

"A month's leave?" Zhang Qingfeng frowned as he looked at Chang Kun.

Most people get a week's leave for their wedding, but this guy is asking for a whole month.

However, the fact that the station now has such a good environment, and doesn't have to worry about pickpockets and hooligans every day, is all thanks to Chang Kun.

Moreover, the unit's conditions have improved, and the slush fund is full, all of which is the ill-gotten gains that Chang Kun obtained from cracking down on gambling.

He also made a great impression on other organizations, so he couldn't refuse this leave.

"Okay! I approve your leave request!"

"Thank you, Section Chief." Chang Kun took out an invitation from his pocket. "This is my wedding invitation for the day after tomorrow. I hope you will come."

Zhang Qingfeng exclaimed "Oh!" and joked, "Pretty formal, huh! You little rascal, if I don't agree to take the holiday, you're not going to treat me?"

"No way! Section Chief, I really have something to do if I need to ask for leave."

"Alright, your leave request has been approved. Go ahead, but don't forget your colleagues."

Chang Kun turned around and handed out wedding invitations to Sister Wang, Aunt Song, and Sister Wu at the ticket office.

These days, weddings are usually announced verbally to relatives and friends; very few people have ever seen a wedding invitation.

Sister Wang and Aunt Song were overjoyed to receive wedding invitations, and they examined them repeatedly.

"Chang Kun, congratulations!"

"This is truly wonderful news!"

"We will definitely be there on time!"

At work, these two female colleagues were the closest to Chang Kun, and they were happy for him when they saw that he was getting married.

The male colleagues, however, were different; Chang Kun returned to his office.

"Master, Uncle Zeng, this is my wedding invitation. Please do me the honor of attending!"

"Wedding invitation?"

Before Lei Guohong could even take the wedding invitation, Hou Jun snatched it from her and flipped it open to examine it.

"Oh my! My junior brother's wedding invitation!"

"Of course it's Chang Kun's wedding invitation! He sent it out himself, how could it be fake?!" Lei Guohong snatched the invitation back in annoyance.

"Oh my! Chang Kun is getting married!" Lei Guohong's eyebrows shot up with a smile. "Great! That's wonderful news!"

"Holy crap! Chang Kun is getting married! Where's my invitation? Why isn't mine?!"

Xiao Lü couldn't resist any longer and went up to rummage through Chang Kun's pockets.

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